The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.. No matter where you like, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin’s early films.. B
Trang 1UNIT 13 : HOBBIES PART 1 PHONETICS
Exercise 1 Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1.A boat B road C broad D coat
2.A athlete B thoughtful C thin D their
3.A most B host C lost D frost
4.A sun B sure C success D sort
5.A new B sew C few D nephew
Exercise 2 Choose one word whose stress pattern is different Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B , C or D.
6.A accomplished B accompany C continual D fascinating
7.A gigantic B ignorant C avid D profitable
8.A indulge B discard C devastate D release
9.A infinite B renewable C indeed D official
10.A arrive B advance C comment D respect
PART 2 VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
Choose from the four given options marked A, B , C or D one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A , B , C or D.
11 It was the doctor who was to blame _ Tom’s wife’s death
12 It Lan who always helps him in his trouble
13 It was the red car _ crashed into mine yesterday
14 It _ Lan and Hoa who have to be responsible for this work
15 It was who broke my glass window
16 It _ Linda who will contact you
17 It the secretary who has informed me of the president’s arrival
18 It _ the gloves that the robber wore
19 It _ the patients that I have to look after
20 It is this book that I have been looking
21 It is Mr Brown that this nurse cares _
22 It _ this letter that Linda gave me yesterday
23 It _ who saw the ghost
A is us B was us C was we D were we
24 It in 1972 that we liberated Sai Gon which is called Ho Chi Minh City now
25 It _ tomorrow that they are going to open the new hospital
26 It _ Hanoi that I was born and grew up
27 It _ September 2nd 1845 that President Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of Viet Nam to the world people
28 It is in 2 days my boss _ home from his business trip
Trang 2A returns B will return C returned D to return
29 It was the director who I _ permission to suspend our work
A required B asked for C made D needed
30 It is the Queen who _ a new school in our town soon
A opened B opens C will open D open
31 It was at this shop _ I bought my watch
A from which B which C that D who
32 It was in Viet Nam that the 22nd SEA Games _
A is held B were held C held D holded
33 It is my teacher that I am grateful _
34 It is his whole-hearted support that we are grateful
35 The boy likes computer games He can spent all day them
A to play B play C playing D plays
36 I am fed up being told what to do every day by my parents
37 “ These is an international football match at My Dinh stadium, let’s go and see it”/ “ I’m sorry I’d rather _ at home and watch it on television”
A stay B to stay C staying D stayed
38 I like music I’d rather you me to play the guitar
A teach B to teach C taught D teaching
39 He the world record on hiss second attempt in me’s high jump at the 13nd Asian Games
40 We think our new project will be _
A make profit B profitably C profitable D avid
41 if I had a lot of money I would travel around the world to see all of the world
A wonderful B wonderfully C wondering D wonders
42 He why she hadn’t come yet
A asked B wonders C worries D didn’t know
43 It is collecting stamps that he is on
A concerned B interested C fond D keen
44 Big cities are always to young people
A interested B fascinating C.fascinated D.attractively
45 She _ complains about her housework
A continual B continually C continues D continuing
46 I am in complete of music
A ignorance B ignorant C ignorantly D ignore
47 He is ignorant VietNamese history
48 A friend in need is a friend _
A really B in fact C indeed D in truth
49 _ by some other musicians, she made a successful world concert tour in 2002
A discarded B Accomplished C Given D Accompanied
50 She is busy _ after her six children all day
A looking B with looking C to look D looks
Part III READING
Exercise 1 Read D) to fill in cach gap.the following passage and choose the best given answer (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each gap.
COLLECTING EGGCUPS
People collect a large (51) of objects stamps, postcards, dolls, ect Some people collect which are connected with (52) event or with (53) people But one of the strangest (54)
is that of eggcups Kevin Murphy of Bradford in Yorkshire has 10,000 or them Not (55) his favorite eggcup is one in the shape ago, after he lent an elephant eggcup to a
Trang 3granddaughter who took such a (57) to it that she insisted on keeping it Kevin saw a few eggcups he liked on (58) at a local shop, and start collecting them
Others like Kevin’s eggcups too “ I have just bought a (59) for one or my favourites, which (60) disappeared last week,” he said
51 A variety B area C type D classification
52 A interested B historic C minor D satisfying
53 A active B ordinary C famous D successfully
54 A collector B collection C idea D hobby
55 A surprised B surpriting C surprire D surprisingly
56 A typical B really C exact D actual
57 A likelihood B interest C likingD thirst
58 A selling B sold C counter D sale
59 A collection B replacement C eggcup D collector
60 A mysteriously B was C had D finally
Exercise 2 Read the passages below then choose the best answer marked A, B, C and D
to each question or statement Identify your answer by cirling the corresponding letter A,
B, C, or D.
Funny or not Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depend on where we have been brought up The
sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics A French, for instance, might find of hard to laugh at a Russian joke In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
Most funny stories are based on comic situations In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal No matter where you like, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin’s early films However a new type of humour, which stems largely
from America, has recently come into fashion It is called “sick humour” Comedians base their
jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serous accidents Many people find this sort of joke distasteful The following example of “ sick homour” will enable you to judge for yourself.
A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to
go home He dreaded having to spent Christmas in hospital Though the doctor did his best, the patient’s recovery was slow On Christmas day, the man still had right leg in plaster He spent a miserable day, however, the doctor consoled him that his chances of being able to leave hospital
in time for New Year celebrations were good The man took heart and, sure enough , on New Year’s Eve he was able to hobble along to a party To compensate for his unpleasant experiences
in hospital The man drank a little more than wa good for him In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept talking everybody how much he hated hospitals He was still mumbling something about hospital at the end of the party when he slipped on a slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.
61 Why might a Frenchman find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke?
A Because he doesn’t like the Russian people
B Because he doesn’t understand Russian
C Because he doesn’t have the sense of humour
D Because the sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics
62 Why do people all over the world find Charlie Chaplin’s early films amusing?
A Because Chaplin was a famous comedian
B Because his films were based on comic situations which had s\a universal appeal
C Because his films were made in English so many people can understand them
D Because the sense of humour depends on where we have been brought up
63 Where did “ sick humour” originate?
A in national characteristics B in funny situations C it tragic situations D in national differences
64 How did the man break his left leg?
A By drinking more than which was good for him B By not looking where he was going
Trang 4C By accidentally treading on some ice and falling D By slipping on the wet pavement
65 The phrase” come into fashion” in the second paragraph means
A become the latest style of clothes B become popular C be put into practiceD be produted
PART IV WRITING
Exercise 1 Each sentences below has four underlined words or phrases marked A, b, C and D circle on underline word or phrases that must be changed in order for the
sentences to be correct.
66 It is the monitor that is ressponsible for the teacher
A B C D
67 It was 7 nd May 1954 that we won the Dien Bien Phu victory
A B C D
68 It is him that has had to do this dangerous work for 15 year
A B C D
69 It were they that built this hotel 2 years ago
A B C D
70 it is Tom that has admitted to steal my watch
A B C D
71 It will be at 7 o’clock tomorrow that the president will arrive
A B C D
72 These are the data collecting during our survery trip
A B C D
73 It is under the bed that there are a pair of shoes
A B C D
74 It is cooking that I am tired with
75 It was Linda and martin that I often go to the cinema with
A B C D
Exercise 2: Choose one sentences ( A, B, C or D) that has nearly the same meaning as the orginal simple one(s)
76 I am crazy about computer games.
A I am interested in computer games B I am terrified of computer games
C I went mad because of playing computer games a lot D I am bored with computer games
77 I’d rather be hungry than eat that food
A I can’t stand being hungry so I’ll eat that food bB I am hungry and I want to eat that food
C I am hungry enough to eat that foodD I prefer being hungry to eating that food
78 He had to earn his living by working as a porter when he was 15
A It was 15 when he had to earn his had to earn his living when he was 15
C It was when he was 15 that he had to earn his living by working as a porter
D It was a porter that when he was 15 he had to earn his living by working
79 He spends all his free time fishing
A He goes fishing whenever he has free time B He is busy finishing all time
C He likes eating fish D He has no time for fishing
80 I myself saw the ghost last night.
A It am I that saw the ghost last night B It is I that saw the ghost last night
C It was me that saw the ghost last night D It was I who saw the ghost last night
81 Mr Ba is the doctor who will operate on my mother tomorrow
A It is my mother who will operate tomorrow by Mr Ba , a doctor
B It is the doctor whose name is Ba that will operate on my mother tomorrow
C It will be tomorrow that Mr Ba , a doctor will operate on my mother
D It is Mr Ba is the doctor who will operate on my mother tomorrow
82 I like talking to people who have the sense of humour
A They are people who have the sense of humour to that I like talking
B It is talking to people that I like who have are sense of humour
C It is people with the sense of humour that I like talking to
D People who have the sense of humour is that I like talking to
83 He has been addicted to alcohol since his wife died
Trang 5A It is since his wife died that he has become an alcohol addict
B He has been addicted to alcohol because of his wife died
C He has drunk a litter wine since his wife died
D He has stopped drinking wine since his wife’s death
84 I am frightened of living on my own
A I am fond of living on my own B I am bored with living on my own
C I enjoy living on my own D I am afraid of living alone
85 He is keen on collecting antique things
A He is interesting in collecting antique things
B It is antique things that he is interested in collecting
C Collecting antique things is that he keen on
D It is collecting antique things that he is fed up with
Exercise 2 Read the passages below then choose the best answer
Funny or not
Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depend on where we have been brought up The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics A French, for instance, might find ot hard to laugh at a Russian joke In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears
Most funny stories are based on comic situations In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal No matter where you like, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin’s early films However a new type of humour, which stems largely
from America, has recently come into fashion It is called “sick humour” Comedians base their
jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serous accidents Many people find this sort of joke distasteful The following example of “ sick humour” will enable you to judge for yourself
A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell home when he would be able
to go home He dreaded having to spent Christmas in hospital Though the doctor did his best, the patient’s recovery was slow On Christmas day, the man still had right leg in plaster He spent
a miserable day, however, the doctor consoled him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good The man took heart and, sure enough , on New Year’s Eve he was able to hobble along to a party To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital The man drank a little more than was good for him In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept talking everybody how much he hated hospitals He was still mumbling something about hospital at the one of the party when he slipped on a slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg
61 Why might a French man find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke?
A Because he doesn’t like the Russian people
B Because he doesn’t understand Russian
C Because he doesn’t have the sense of humour
D Because the sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics
62 Why do people all over the world find Charlie Chaplin’s early films amusing?
A Because Chaplin was a famous comedian
B Because his films were based on comic situations which had a universal appeal
C Because his films were made in English so many people can understand them
D Because the sense of humour depends on where we have been brought up
63 Where did “ sick humour” originate?A in national characteristics
B in funny situations C it tragic situations D in national differences
64 How did the man break his left leg?
A By drinking more than which was good for him
B By not looking where he was going C By slipping on the wet pavement
D By accidentally treading on some ice and falling
65 The phrase” come into fashion” in the second paragraph means
A become the latest style of clothes B become popular
C be put into practice D be produced